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Weekly Summary- 4/25

The last one! This week Rusul and I spent the early parts of the week recording our podcasts, and the majority of the week editing them. We used the DKC’s podcast studio to record our scripts, and then uploaded them to soundtrap, the same software we used for our radio show, so we both already know how to use it. We took Dr. Bond’s advice into account while editing, choosing to add common intro and outro music to make the 3 episodes connect more and present them as 1 overall piece, rather than 3 different works.

I really think this podcast series came together well. It demonstrates so many different themes we covered throughout the semester in each episode, starting with tech-noir movies, then privacy issues, and a more optimistic lens of AI. Splitting these topics up into segments rather than 1 long recap also makes it more enjoyable, not only for you the listener, but also for us. Not having to go through a ton of footage on one project end up saving more time for us when editing, and also keeps the attention of the listeners much better. Overall, I think this series was a good cap to gaining more skills in editing different types of media, which in this case was audio media.

Check our podcast series CyberTalks here on this subdomain: https://cybertalks.umwsites.net/

Week 14 and Final Project.

Here is Carson’s and my final project: https://cybertalks.umwsites.net/

We created a short podcast series on topics like tech noir films, AI, and privacy. We built a UMW site to host all the episodes. This was a really fun project where I got to apply both my audio editing and website-building skills. We recorded in the DKC podcast studio, used Soundtrap to edit the episodes, and hosted them on SoundCloud.

I loved being able to be creative with this final project and produce a mini podcast show.

Here are the podcast episodes in case you don’t want to visit the site.

I’ve really enjoyed this class, and I’m so happy I had the opportunity to be creative. I learned a lot about audio production, graphic design, and video creation. Thank you for a fun class.

ECHO Protocol

Project Summary:
ECHO Protocol is a futuristic, interactive sci-fi story created using canva where you play as Kai, a memory technician who uncovers a rogue signal in a world controlled by the ECHO AI. The story explores themes of control, freedom, and identity through branching choices and glitchy cyberpunk visuals. It combines storytelling and digital media.

Weekly Reflection:
This week, I focused fully on finalizing the project testing visuals, refining choices, and bringing the story together. The process was creative and experimental, and I’m proud of how it turned out. Echo Protocol reflects what I’ve learned all semester about blending narrative with multimedia.

Week 13 Summary

Communication is such an important part of groupwork. Unfortunately, one of our group members left this week, so we have decided to pivot the direction of our project. It’s looking more like it’ll be a music video/animated music video following our characters and a storyline. I will be doing a lot of editing this week. Earlier, I posted a Progress Update, but that was before things changed. I think everything will work out if we plan accordingly!

Preparation for the last week :(

It’s crazy that next week is the last week of class. I’ve really enjoyed the creativity and tools i’ve learned to use in this class. This week was pretty essay in terms of prepping for the final project.

The fearless femmes and I agreed to meet on Sunday afternoon to brainstorm how we wanted to film the episodes for Real Housewives of Cyberpunk. We brainstormed ideas and agreed to meet and film scenes on Wednesday. During our meeting we also established who would do bumpers, edits, and commercials for our show.

We filmed about 4 – 5 scenes on Wednesday which is great progress. We still have a lot to still film but, we’v planned out our scripts and agreed to meet again Monday afternoon to finish the scenes. This ill give us plenty of time to edit and focus on filming bumpers and commercials for the show throughout the week.

Overall I think it was a very successful week. I really enjoyed watching other classmates trailers and i’m very excited to see how everyone’s turns out. I love working with the Fearles sFemmes! We work together really well and have so much fun while working. It’s really easy to bounce ideas off each other and we end up with a great final result.

See you guys next week with the final and finished project!

Sincerely, Kristen

Weekly Summary- 4/18

This week Rusul and I outlined our project and what we want to focus on leading up to recording our podcast series. Rusul took the liberty of creating a subdomain to host our podcast series, as a platform for our audience to gather and listen to the three episode special of CyberTalks. I worked on scripts, completing one and starting another, with goals of having all three done by early next week so we can record shortly after that. After the recording session, we plan to spend the rest of the time editing our episodes, using the same platform we used on the radio show, both having familiarity with it. I’m excited to record! And glad that Rusul and I have coordinated so well to make a solid plan of how we’re going about finishing up this class strong. Stay Tuned!

FriYAY. #CyberManhattanWife

In my post, The Real HouseWives of Cyber Manhattan I gave my first update on how my group was doing with our short film. We had made some further progress, that I talk about here: Cyber Wives Update #2.

We are making great progress so far! I would say we are close to halfway done right now with filming our content. Over the weekend we are fine tuning all of our bumpers and commercials & on Monday we will be finishing up with filming the rest of the content portion of the film.

For the remainder of next week, we will all be pitching in on editing and piecing this film together. I’m very excited to see the final product.

Weekly Summary #13: Taylor Swift’s Lucky Number

M. Marshall 4.18

I cannot not mention that 13 is Taylor Swift’s lucky number on my thirteenth weekly summary, so here it is.

I did a lot of work toward the final project this week. I went into it more in this post:

Progress update!

But here’s what I’ll say here: I’ve been watching all the YouTube videos on cat animating that I can find (admittedly, not as many as a girl could hope for). I’m in the beginning stages of animating, it’s not perfect but I’ve been working on my drawing skills this semester. And I’m about halfway through with a script/plans for the pictures. Unfortunately there isn’t a lot of substantive things to say about it that I didn’t already discuss yesterday. So that’s the week 13 update!

Final Project Progress Report

I’ve fully planned out how I want my interactive multimedia narrative to play out and I’m starting to put all the pieces together!

I’m using Prezi to create a click-through choose your own adventure-like software as with the planet topic function on Prezi, you can click them to take you exactly the way you want to go; it felt like a simple yet effective way to accomplish what I’m trying to do.

As mentioned previously, I want to do an interactive narrative that is constructed by the player as they make choices throughout to see how the way they conduct their “life” will be impacted by the ever-growing power of AI in this dystopian world. I was heavily influenced by surrealist/horror game lore like Cube Escape, Samsara Room, and even the FNAF lore to a degree. There are multiple endings depending on what choices you choose. There will be mix of text, images, audio, and design throughout to really immerse yourself in the experience and to keep you on your toes as this is meant to illicit feelings of unease and confusion, much like how it feels to know how the powers of AI can expand and make us unsure of the future ahead.

Week 13

During Week 13, significant progress was made on the final project, Echo Protocol. With no other coursework the focus was entirely on brainstorming and refining the story’s direction. The project revolves around a futuristic narrative set in the year 2149 where Kai, a memory technician uncovers a mysterious unauthorized signal in a world governed by the omnipresent ECHO AI system.

I explored various creative elements in Canvas experimenting with layout, visual elements, and interactive components to determine what best complemented the story’s tone. The visual aesthetic included glitch effects, AI alert screens, and scenes like a digital mirror, cyberpunk skyline, and a void of white, symbolizing the unraveling of reality.

The narrative begins when Kai receives the signal, triggering a choice: trace the source or report it to the authorities. These decisions lead to changing paths involving subnets, neural code rewiring, and questioning the nature of identity and control under the ECHO system.